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September 20, 2005
Field's Fading
First they took Frangos out of state, now they’re taking away the Field’s nameplate. Federated Department Stores has announced that the Marshall Field and Company stores will become Macy’s by fall 2006. As reported this afternoon on the Chicago Tribune’s Web site:
No miracle on State Street: Marshall Field's to change to Macy's
Daley promised a possible return of Frango production to Chicago
Tribune staff reports
Published September 20, 2005, 3:15 PM CDT
Marshall Field & Co., a name long venerated in the history of Chicago retailing, will disappear in the fall of 2006, to be replaced by Macy's.
All 62 Field's in Illinois and seven other states will be converted to Macy's, according to today's announcement by Federated Department Stores Inc., Field's new owner.
See the full article on the Chicago Tribune Web site. (Registration required.)
A Chicago institution, Marshall Field and Company survived the Great Fire, the Great Depression, recessions, the State Street Mall, and missteps by prior corporate owners.
Marshall Field’s rise to merchant king of Chicago can be followed in the Encyclopedia of Chicago. The Encyclopedia of Chicago is a new reference book and Web site created by the Newberry Library and Chicago Historical Society. Further entries related to Field and his heirs include Marshall Field III, Field Enterprises, the Field Museum, and the Merchandise Mart.
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Posted by hinsdalereference at September 20, 2005 4:30 PM